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Thinking about the holidays….https://threebirdsunite.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/thinking-about-the-holidays/
https://threebirdsunite.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/thinking-about-the-holidays/#respondWed, 22 Aug 2012 17:48:19 +0000http://threebirdsunite.wordpress.com/?p=66Continue reading →]]>Oh my… I can’t believe I am already thinking about the holidays. We just rolled out of 100 degree weather here in Portland. It has cooled off and feeling lovely outside but the holidays? Really? I suppose for any small business that creates must think ahead even if they really don’t want to.

So, for the past month, I have been hard at work.. thinking and creating ahead. Here is a preview of eye pillows that will be listed in the next several weeks on Etsy at http://www.etsy.com/shop/threebirdsunite

]]>https://threebirdsunite.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/thinking-about-the-holidays/feed/0IMG_5911-001threebirdsuniteFeedback to create a smile!https://threebirdsunite.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/feedback-to-create-a-smile/
https://threebirdsunite.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/feedback-to-create-a-smile/#respondSat, 11 Aug 2012 01:44:37 +0000http://threebirdsunite.wordpress.com/?p=49Continue reading →]]>So excited to get this feedback from my last customer! I am in the process of doing a custom order for her and what a relief it is to know that she liked the first eye pillow. Takes so much pressure off!

“I just received the unscented eye pillow BEAUTIFUL : ) I love the fabric (sturdy but soft), well sewn and crafted. The weight of the bag is just perfect! It really feels good on the eyes. Very, very pleasant and relaxing. My other eye pillows are filled with flaxseed and/or rice and I have one with just herbs they’re all good, but I really like the way you’ve weighted the contents of your bag. Are your scented bags weighted the same? If so, I think I’ll order one from your etsy sight that’s scented. Thanks! Your product is just wonderful!”

]]>https://threebirdsunite.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/feedback-to-create-a-smile/feed/0threebirdsuniteil_570xN.320426036Christmas in July PDX stylehttps://threebirdsunite.wordpress.com/2012/07/18/christmas-in-july-pdx-style/
https://threebirdsunite.wordpress.com/2012/07/18/christmas-in-july-pdx-style/#respondWed, 18 Jul 2012 19:05:57 +0000http://threebirdsunite.wordpress.com/?p=47Continue reading →]]>The Portland Etsy team’s Christmas in July Sale is about half way done. I have been so inspired by watching, looking, following so many delightful shops during this sale. What a wonderful way to come together. There has been so much support.

For three birds unite, I am offering a 10% discount throughout the shop. Just go to http://www.etsy.com/shop/threebirdsunite and use coupon code CIJPDX10 to get your discount. The sale continues through July 22.

Here are even more wonderful items from shops participating in the sale:

Here is the list of all the participants including their coupon codes and discounts:

In order to ease our suffering we need to look at the conditions that make us suffer. Our minds are complex, layered entities that can spiral out of control. It takes work to alleviate the constant state of discord. We do have the capability to focus our minds in a direction of calm and serenity. But this takes work. It is not always an easy path. But a path full of wonder and splendor.

Why do I write about this on a blog that has to do with my etsy shop? I have found meditation and yoga to be a source of inspiration and to be the foundation of all that I do. When I create, it is not to grow rich or to prove something to myself. It is to open my heart, calm my mind and to pass on a sense of warmth, comfort, and hopefully love to those who buy those items. What other ways can we all find to achieve this goal? My hope is unfathomable quantities.

]]>https://threebirdsunite.wordpress.com/2012/03/21/focus-the-challenge-it-can-become/feed/0threebirdsuniteBeginningshttps://threebirdsunite.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/beginnings-11/
https://threebirdsunite.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/beginnings-11/#commentsSat, 03 Mar 2012 19:29:06 +0000http://threebirdsunite.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/beginnings-11/Continue reading →]]>I am sure I didn’t realize it at the time, but my beginnings of this new adventure started out in Texas; in a small, mysterious but magical room. This room held such wonders. It slipped out of my memory until recently. This room was were it all began…

Sitting next to my grandmother watching her sew, I was in awe and delight. She would make clothing and crafts for my sister and I, our dolls, and soon after her very own crafting store. She began to teach me how to use her machine and launch my imagination. Many years down the road, I would sit in front of that very machine and begin a new adventure myself.

To make my parent’s even more nervous about my future, I decided to go to college for Dance Performance. But there is where my life really began. I not only learned that it was more important for me to do what I loved then what was safe. I needed to find my own way in the world. But it wasn’t all glamorous or easy. Most days I would spend hour upon hour in the studio training, rehearsing and creating. But there was more to it. We were required to learn all aspects of our field. And so for a year, I spent many afternoons in the costume shop. I learned techniques that I saw my grandmother using but had no idea what they were for at the time. I got to create my own designs and try new ideas out.

After college, when I moved to NYC, I was able to take these skills and use them to not only create costumes for my own work but for others as well. I was able to alter, transform and create. But it wasn’t until now, many years later, that I could take those skills and begin three birds unite. So it begins…enjoy